Noun: buffalo gourd 'bú-fu,low gord
- Perennial vine of dry parts of central and southwestern United States and Mexico having small hard mottled green inedible fruit
"buffalo gourds grew wild along the desert trails";
- prairie gourd, prairie gourd vine, Missouri gourd, wild pumpkin, calabazilla, Cucurbita foetidissima
Derived forms: buffalo gourd, buffalo gourds
Type of: gourd, gourd vine
Part of: Cucurbita, genus Cucurbita
Encyclopedia: Buffalo gourd